Mick Hersey, left, and Doug Nelson, right, and students Clay McKagan and Francis Sharp, hoist a U.S. flag upward as part of a ribbon cutting celebration at the new Hawk Elementary at Jackson Park school on Oct. 20.

Following last week’s tragedy at Marysville-Pilchuck High School, Bremerton School District Superintendent Aaron Leavell sent a reassuring automated phone message to parents and guardians of local students.